What is the stated claim in the following argument?
i should not have to go to school today. my cat had to be taken to the emergency room last night and i barely got any sleep. i don’t really have any important tests or anything. what good would it do for me to get into a car wreck on the way to school because i fell asleep at the wheel?
a. i should not have to go to school today.
b. my cat had to be taken to the emergency room.
c. i barely got any sleep.
d. i don’t really have any

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."